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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1003

Q1003

Lasoda (Cordia mixa) is a minor fruit of-India belongs to family

A.
Myrtaceae
B.
Bromeliaceae
C.
Boraginaceae
Answer
D.
Euphorbiaceae

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Lasoda (Cordia mixa) is a minor fruit of India that belongs to the family Boraginaceae.
Cordia myxa, the Assyrian plum, is a mid-sized, deciduous tree in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to Asia. It produces small, edible fruit and is found in warmer areas across Africa and Asia.
It is a kind of a drupe (stone fruit), light pale to brown or even pink. The appearance tends to darken when ripening sets in.